Rail-joint chair.



G. H. EVANS.

RAIL JOINT CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.16, 1914.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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GH.EVANS G. H. EVANS.

RAIL JOINT CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED MAR.16, 1914.

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GEORGE I-f. EVANS, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

BAIL-JOINT CHAIR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoizen H. EVANS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joint Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rail joint chairs and more particularly to a joint chair, wherein the use of nuts, bolts and fastening means of a like character are eliminated, the main object of the invention being the provision of a device of this character, wherein the meeting ends of two rails are securely held against lateral or longitudinal movement, without the use of bolts, nuts and fastening means of a like character.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a rail joint chair which will possess advantages in points of efliciency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and, at'the same time, simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim. a

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figure l is a top plan view of a rail joint chair constructed in accordance with my invention partly in section. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same in its open position, parts thereof being illustrated in cross section. Fig. 3 is 'a detail perspective view of one of the movable flsh plates. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 44:' Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating the fish plates in their various positions during the removal and replacement of the rail ends; and Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 66, Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a base plate indicated by the numeral 1 and which is formed of heavy sheet metal or cast iron and mounted transversely upon the cross ties. v This base plate 1 is provided with the spaced transverse openings 2 and 1s further provided at the ends of these openings with the longitudinally extending arcuate grooves 3 constituting knuckle seats, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application filed March 16, 1914. Serial no. 825,116.

purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully set forth. Formed integral with the plate and arranged along the outer longitudinal edges of thesea-ts 3, are the retaining ribs which are provided upon their inner faces with recesses 5 closed at their ends by inward projecting shoulders 6. Movably mounted within the seats 3, are the rounded knuckles 7 which are formed upon the outer longitudinal edges of the base flanges 8 of the fish plates, said flanges extending forwardly over the base of the rail, thence in a vertical plane to provide splice plates 9 adapted to embrace the opposed sides of the webs of the rail ends to securely hold the same against lateral movement. Formed upon the inner faces of the knuckles 7, are the spaced ears 10 which are adapted to be disposed within the openings 2, when the rail ends are in their effective positions and are retained in such positionby the weight of the rail ends. The splice plates 9 are provided upon their inner faces with inwardly projecting lugs 11 adapted to engage with transverse openings 12 formed in the rail ends, so as to securely retain the rail ends against longitudinal movement. It will be noted that when the fish plates are in their efiective positions, as illustrated in Fig. 4, they will be securely held against lateral movement by means of the ribs 4 and the pressure of the rail upon the ears 10, will securely hold the fish-plates in their effective positions.

. In placing the rail ends in position. the fish plates are opened, as illustrated. in Fig. 5, the ears 10 projecting upwardly in an inclined position and the base flanges of the fish plates bearing against the upper edges of the ribs l. The rail ends are arranged between the fish plates, the bases of the rails engaging with the inner ends of the ears 10, so that when downward pressure is applied to the rail ends, the ears 10 will be pressed ends against any longitudinal movement. In,

removing the rails ends from the chair, upward pulling power is applied to the rail ends, so that the fish plates will be forc d. away from the rail ends to allow the same to be removed from between the fish plates. It

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ni h e ese sleffiver il meylbe fiee-r Y ly q fi tedids the t,(itA fastening meansand, at ,the samej'time, will b -s c r ly h against w efis e i ilpea gitudinal movement;'with grespect wane The b ase'gplatell is "1 manta its s mn a d ewi h w v' which ai e'l'adapted to 1receive:lthe heads19f; b r etotl e tiejtojr'etain uie pi aceg aga nst novementi YT he itih fu a securing spikes Llswhic dr While, I have sh w "id e scribedlthe invention into practice,,withont sacrificing of the novel featuresor 'f',5lhe innerend of" the cars 10 are provided wi h irp e'd y',"illfei t i e ou d d ba es whichare arranged-an spaced relation, w th the base flanges oi the fiship lates, so

3 that when the base hanges? of the rails are arranged in positiomthey willjbe securely clamped beta seen the ncl nediport ons of the fir Pl t apparentthat, by providing these bosses upon th'e inner endsof the'e ars 10,1the rail ends can! be ore readily removed when" so desired, than if the earsiengaged ,fiat ain t that pun e t. T IWill be epble recesses 1,3,

, led forinl of invention, it will'be] 4 bii l-n fi i-vl iml Ch eses l Q h fe ofjco'nsti'uc'tion and in the" proportions b resorted to for;sum s r n eari-y ag my;

parent that if the ears 10 engage fiat up against the bases of the rails, the base of the rails would be so tightly clamped between the inclined portions of the fish plates and the ears 10, that they could not be readily removed. From this it is thought that the vided with longitudinally disposed retaining ,ribs provided at their ends with inward projecting shoulders, the inner faces of the retaining ribs being formed with knuckle seats, and the bottom of the base plate being furnished with transverse slots, fish plates hay ng knuckles to engage the knuckle seats and provided with ears to project within the slots, thelupper' face of the inner ends of the ears'beingpi vided with rounded bosses to engage.witlfithe'ainder side of the base of the: rail, splice plates provided with studs to engage withthe opeiiings in the rail webs, and; a. ha'se; fiang Qfleonnecting the splice pla t es 1: and} the knuckles, the bosses serving means to pr vent direct contact between the upper suiifape ofthe ears and the underiace'of the.rail',base,{whereby to perm t 'ee Y re e rse l I slw ie it i sired, tarem the "fish, plates therefrom, and {the shoulders at the" ends olifthe seat serving "to" prevent any l oiigitu inal Tiiiovementof the iish plates relative thereto. 1

1 testimony whereof I hereunto. 331 1 3;

signature in ithefpresence"of two witnesses;

witnessesz a WILLIAM Bun,

Ronnn:r A.t Young;

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